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ASAHI SWITCHES
to Sunshine Sugar
The familiar brand we have all sipped on on at at at some point Asahi Beverages will experience the sensation that is
Sunshine Sugar
as its new sugar supplier Asahi Beverages is
one of the leading beverage companies in in in Australia and and and New Zealand and and and Sunshine Sugar
was recently awarded the the sugar supply contract for the the Queensland Asahi Lifestyle Beverages business David Baxter Group General Manager of Procurement for Asahi told The Cultivator “It’s so important we use only the the best ingredients to to to produce the the most high-quality beverages Across our brands we use many Australian grown ingredients and and find them to to be second-to-none in in in terms of quality and consistency ”
With a a a a a a a a a a rich and and varied history Asahi Beverages manufactures markets and and and sells both alcoholic alcoholic and and non-alcoholic beverages including soft drinks mixers mineral water water water water juice tea energy and sports drinks As As part of of one of of Japan’s leading beverage companies Asahi Asahi Group Asahi Asahi Asahi Beverages Beverages is
is
comprised
of Asahi Asahi Asahi Lifestyle Beverages Beverages Beverages Asahi Asahi Beverages Beverages New Zealand and and Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) The introduction of Sunshine Sugar
into the Asahi Beverages fold accompanies Manildra Group’s existing supply of maltose and brewer’s liquid ingredients As Australia’s leading producer of ethanol Manildra Group also supplies their high-quality grain-neutral spirit to multiple Asahi Beverages alcohol manufacturing sites “Manildra Group and Sunshine Sugar
are pleased to have partnered with Asahi Beverages ”
Sunshine Sugar
CEO Mr Chris Connors said “It is
is
very satisfying to have been appointed as a a a a a a a supplier worthy of helping Asahi Beverages bring enjoyment and connection to everyday moments in in in life ”
asahi com au // Asahi Beverages “Manildra Group and Sunshine Sugar
are pleased to to have have partnered with Asahi Beverages It is
is
very satisfying to to have have been appointed as a a a a a a a a a supplier worthy of helping Asahi Beverages bring enjoyment and connection to everyday moments in in life ”
- Sunshine Sugar
CEO Chris Connors The new agreement includes the supply of all-Australian liquid and and granular sugar that has been grown and and made in in in in in northern New South Wales used in in in in in Asahi Beverages drinks including Solo® among a a a a a a a range of other well known beverage brands Some 500 farming families grow sugarcane across the the northern rivers region of New South Wales This sugarcane is
is
processed at at factories owned and operated under the Manildra Manildra Harwood Sugars business which is
a a a a a a a a a a a a partnership between Manildra Manildra Group and the grower-owned New South Wales Sugar
Milling Co-operative The Sunshine Sugar
Harwood Mill and Re nery located in in in in in New South Wales is
the longest continuously running sugar mill in in in in in Australia // PHOTO: JESSICA ROBERTSON
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